Staff & People

Our Staff

Michelle Mapp

Chief Executive Officer

843-973-7285 ext. 402

Michelle Mapp serves as the CEO of the South Carolina Community Loan Fund, a nonprofit, mission based lender that has facilitated the development of more than $246 million in community development projects throughout South Carolina. A certified Housing Development Finance Professional, Michelle has been with SCCLF for 11 years and has served in her current capacity for the past 6 years.

She currently serves on the board of directors for Business Development Corp., Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Charlotte Branch, Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation, SC Community Capital Alliance, TogetherSC, and on the SC Rural Action Plan Taskforce. She is a Liberty Fellow and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. A 2012 executive finalist for the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Influential Women in Business, Michelle was recently named one of Charleston Magazine’s 50 Most Influential.

Michelle holds a Master of Public Administration from the College of Charleston and University of South Carolina, a Master of Engineering Management from George Washington University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering Analysis with a concentration in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University.

Anna Hamilton Lewin

Chief Operating Officer

843-973-7285 ext. 404

Anna works to ensure highly-productive day to day management of South Carolina Community Loan Fund. Her responsibilities include implementing the strategic plan, developing annual work plans, facilitating community education programs, marketing programs and securing funding for operations and financing. Anna is also responsible for SCCLF's healthy food financing program, oversees the Feeding Innovation technical assistance program, and coordinates the activities of the South Carolina Food Access Task Force.

Anna joined SCCLF from the Lowcountry Food Bank where she was Vice President of Community Initiatives. In that role, Anna oversaw the food bank’s feeding programs, agency relations, nutrition education and community kitchen. In addition to food banking experience, Anna has a background in affordable housing development and rehab programs. She was executive director of Operation Home from 2008-2011.

Anna has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the College of Charleston and received her master’s degree in social work from the University of South Carolina. She currently serves as president of the board of directors for the Lowcountry Homeless Coalition; Anna also is the chair of the local Emergency Food and Shelter board.

Leigh Ann Shelton

Chief Financial Officer

843-973-7285 ext. 408

Leigh Ann is responsible for all financial matters of SCCLF including formulating and implementing policies and plans to meet the organization’s short-and long-term financial objectives as well as assuring adherence to all required compliance, regulation, and financial reporting required of SCCLF’s programs.

Leigh Ann has more than 20 years of experience in the finance and accounting field, working in both the for profit and not for profit sectors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Missouri State University and received her MBA from Pepperdine University.

James Chatfield

Lending Director

803-403-5524

James is SCCLF's Lending Director. James is responsible for the growth, management and soundness of SCCLF's loan portfolio in across the state as well as business development program marketing.

James has 13 years of experience as a loan officer and manager, responsible for providing advice and guidance to clients, structuring & underwriting loan proposals and providing training and development to staff. James holds two bachelor’s degrees from Coastal Carolina University in Business Marketing and Business Management along with an associate’s degree from Trident Technical College in Liberal Arts. James currently serves on the Orangeburg Area Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Council, on the Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH) Board of Directors, on the SC Promise Zone Steering Team and the Rural Resource Coalition SC. In his leisure time, James enjoys following professional wrestling and writing poetry. James joined SCCLF in 2016.

Brendan Buttimer

Community Development Loan Officer- Upstate

864-208-7864

Brendan is responsible for the growth, management and soundness of SCCLF's loan portfolio in Upstate SC as well as business development program marketing.

Brendan received his master's degree in history for Armstrong Atlantic State University. He has over 10 years of management experience, including two years serving as the Executive Director of Hub City Farmers' Market, a successful and widely known nonprofit organization in Spartanburg. Brendan graduated the Spartanburg Healthy Organization Institute in 2014 and serves on the Upstate Food Policy Council.

Joseph Dukes

Community Development Loan Officer- Coastal

843-973-7285 ext. 406

As the Coastal Community Development Loan Officer, Joseph is responsible for the growth and management of SCCLF’s loan portfolio in Coastal SC as well as business development and program marketing.

Joseph comes to SCCLF with 12 years of experience working in diverse outreach and programmatic roles within the public sector. Most recently, Joseph worked as a Compliance Manager with the City of Columbia where he was responsible for the management and monitoring of 8 million dollars in federal funds, as well as a staff of five. Prior to that role, he spent several years working with woman and minority small business owners on certification, underwriting, and business development at the Governor’s Office. He also previously worked in the claims department for Colonial Life Insurance and BlueCross BlueShield of SC. Joseph holds a Master’s in Public Administration as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/Pre-Law.

Shelley Hough

Portfolio Manager

843-973-7285 ext. 405

As Portfolio Manager, Shelley provides support to the financial management and operations of SCCLF through control of loan accounting records and reports. Her responsibilities include managing the servicing of the loan portfolio including loan policies and procedures compliance, overseeing loan closings, loan servicing in loan servicing software, loan document management, underwriting/closing loan modifications, site visits and loan monitoring, borrower correspondence, and loan portfolio reporting.

Shelley graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts from Winthrop University and in 2005 graduated from Trident Technical College from the American Bar Association approved Paralegal Program. Shelley has over 12 years of experience in the legal field, serving for over five of those years as a commercial and/or residential real estate closer.

Shanequa Mathieu

Loan Servicing & Finance Coordinator

843-973-7285 ext. 409

As SCCLF's Loan Servicing & Finance Coordinator, Shanequa supports the financial management of the organization and manages the servicing of SCCLF's loan protfolio.

Shanequa has 10 years of experience in the banking industry. Before joining SCCLF, she served as the Operations Specialist at The Provident Bank in the Loan Administration Department where she booked consumer loans, monitored tax lines on second mortgages and completed investor reporting. Shanequa attended Raritan Valley Community College for Business Management.

Dawn Deck

Investments and Grants Manager

843-973-7285 ext. 403

Victoria Baker

Communications Director

843-973-7285 ext. 407

Victoria is responsible for managing SCCLF's communications, marketing and PR activities to increase visibility of SCCLF, its mission, and its work throughout South Carolina.

Victoria received her bachelor’s degree in global affairs from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Before joining South Carolina Community Loan Fund, she served two terms as an AmeriCorps member, supporting the development and communications needs of nonprofit organizations. Victoria currently serves on the board of directors for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) of the Lowcountry and is pursuing her MPA and a graduate certificate in urban and regional planning at the College of Charleston.

Holly Shinn

Communications Manager

843-973-7285 ext. 413

Holly supports the organization’s day-to-day communications, marketing and PR activities to increase visibility of SCCLF, its mission and its work throughout South Carolina.

Holly received a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Communications from College of Charleston. She has served as a volunteer, board member, staff member and contractor for nonprofits throughout the Charleston community for over a decade.

Board Members

Board Chair

Jim Haley

Cityvolve, LLC

Vice Chair

Wendy Zara

Retired Financial Advisor

Treasurer

Thomas Anderson

South State Bank

Secretary

Ashley Heggie

Greystar

At-Large

Jennie Stephens

Center for Heirs' Property Preservation

Zach Bearden

Origin Development Partners, LLC

Jan Clark

Intertech SC

Janice Connor

TD Bank

Quinetha Frasier

MyPledger.com

Andy Hewitt

The Paramount Group-SC

Robert Johnston

The InterTech Group, Inc.

Carolina Mascarin

Charleston Trident Urban League

Michael Mansson

Ziff Properties

Sedrick McCallum

Woodforest National Bank

Jacqueline McLeish

Sunrun Installations

Torrey Rush

Osmium Development Group

Elizabeth Smith

Lesetta, LLC

Debby Waid

Affordable Housing Advocate

Loan Committee

Housing Loan Committee

Thomas Anderson, South State Bank

Russ Gantt, TD Bank

Michael Mannson, Ziff Properties

Carolina Mascarin, Charleston Trident Urban League

Edward McKelvey, South State Bank

George Morrison, McNair Law Firm

Debby Waid, Affordable Housing Advocate

Commercial Loan Committee

Jennifer Arato, The Bank of South Carolina

Zach Bearden, Origin Development Partners, LLC

Henry Givens, TD Bank

Janice Connor, TD Bank

Andy Hewitt, The Paramount Group-SC

Thomas Lauria, Small Business Development Center

Natalia Rosario, City of Spartanburg

Pamela Williams, Santee Cooper

About Us

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit community development finance organization whose annual operating budget is supported through a variety of contributions from local and national governments, foundations, corporations, and individual donations, as well as interest income earned from our lending activities.